Display holder for coins



March 18, 1958 J. O. EVANS lll DISPLAY HOLDER FOR COINS Filed April 16, 1956 DlSPLAY HOLDER FUR CENS John 0. Evans IH, Michigan City, Application April 16, 1956, Serial No. 573,3@

6 Claims. (Cl. 20G-.83)

This invention relates to a display holder for coins, more particularly to a holder for use by coin collectors for storing, preserving and exhibiting collections of coins.

An object or" the invention is to provide a holder for coins, tokens, medallions and the like that will accommodate a relatively large number of coins in a small space.

Another object is to provide a coin holder in which coins may be stored conveniently and in which the stored coins may be exhibited and studied without removing the coins from the holder. Coins stored in the holder may be viewed from both the observe and reverse sides. the edges of the coins stored in the holder may be viewed while the coins are left in place.

Another object of the invention is to provide a transparent coin holder in the form of a page or leaf of a book, the coin holder lbeing constructed and adapted to tit into the conventional loose leaf-type binder or posttype binder.

Another object of the invention is to provide a display coin holder that will receive and hold a variety of coins of different size, within wide limits.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a coin holder of the character described that is simple and inexpensive to manufacture and that can be supplied to numismatists at a reasonable and attractive price.

Heretofore, a variety of coin holders have been manufactured and made available to the public. One such type of known coin holder is a stii cardboard page which has circular recesses cut to the diameter of the coins to be received. Coins are pressed into the recesses for retention therein and are visible only from the front of the page, the back of the page being covered and, hence, obscuring the backs of the coins. In this known type of coin holder, the faces of the coins that are visible are unprotected by any window-like material and, thus, are subject to damage by nger marks, dust, scratches and the like. Additionally, the bottom of the coin recesses are usually coated with glue to retain the coin in the recess; and this glue causes the coins to tarnish and become corroded.

Another known type of coin holder is in the form of a Y thick cardboard page having coin-receiving holes extending entirely through the cardboard. The front and back openings of the holder are covered by transparent slides which can be removed for insertion of coins and then replaced. While such coin holders permit both the obverse and reverse faces of the coin to be viewed, they do not permit the edge to be seen. Also, their construction is complicated and, hence, they are relatively expensive.

The aims, objects and advantages of the present invention, as set forth hereinbefore and as may appear hereinafter, are realized, and the defects and shortcomings of the known coin holders are met, in the coin holder of the present invention, which is a display holder for coins including a lirst sheet of transparent, exible, plastic material and a second sheet of transparent, flexible, plastic material coextensive with and positioned in juxtaposed Also,

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relation to the rst sheet. The plastic Sheets in this relation have means for securing the sheets together along a irst set of spaced parallel lines and along a second set of spaced parallel lines intersecting said first set of lines to dene coin-containing pockets. At least one of the sheets of plastic material is cut through to provide slits intermediate the lines along which the sheets are se cured together to provide openings for the pockets for insertion and removal of coins.

Preferably, the coin holder is rectangular or square in shape and the pockets are also of rectangular configuration. The slits that provide the pocket openings preferably extend entirely across the pockets and are positioned more or less parallel to and midway between opposed edges of the pockets. Usually, the lback sheet of plastic material has the pocket openings, and the front sheet is left uncut. In the exemplary embodiment of the invention, to be described hereinafter, the coin holder has a reinforced section along one edge that is provided with spaced holes so that the holder may be secured in a conventional ring binder, or the like.

The invention will be described in greater particularity with reference to the accompanying drawing, showing by way of illustration one form of display coin holder in accordance with the invention.

In the drawing:

Fig. l is a front elevational view of the exemplary coin holder;

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line 2 2 of Fig. l looking in the direction of the arrows; and

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken along the line 3-3 of Fig. l looking in the direction of the arrows.

Referring to the drawing, particularly to Fig. l, the coin holder shown is of rectangular conguration. lIt has a front sheet 10 of transparent, liexible, plastic material such as cellophane, plasticized vinyl synthetic resin sheeting, cellulose acetate or cellulose nitrate plasticized sheet material or other equivalent transparent, exible, plastic sheet. The coin holder also has a back sheet 1l of similar transparent, exible sheet material. The front and back sheets 1@ and l1 are of the same size and shape and are laid together in juxtaposition with their edges adjoining.

The juxtaposed sheets are then secured together, preferably by sewing with thread along the marginal portions l2, 13, i4 and 15. A line of stitching 16 extends from the bottom line l2 to the top line le and is spaced inwardly from the line of stitching l5 at the left-hand edgel of the holder leaving an open space 17 at the lower lefthand corner of the holder. An elongated rectangular reinforcing plate i9, which can be formed from cardboard, metal, plastic material or the like, is inserted in the pocket 1S. Vertically spaced holes 20 and 21 are punched through the sheets 10 and l1 and the reinforcing plate 19. These holes are the means by which the holder is accommodated in a conventional ring or post binder, not shown.

The particular holder shown, is divided into sixteen rectangular pockets 22 by means of equally spaced vertical stitch lines 23, 24 and 25 which are parallel to each other and parallel to the left and right sides of the holder. These, together with the equally spaced, horizontally extending stitch lines 26, 27 and 28 delineate the coin re1 ceiving pockets 22.

While the embodiment of the invention shown in the drawing has the front and back sheets secured together by stitch lines, it will be understood that these sheets may be secured together in any other suitable Way, as by providing lines of adhesive corresponding to the stitch lines vshown or, if the sheet material is thermoplastc,`by weld- Vtween therstitch'lines 14-and:245,A forrninggthe-upprerV andY 4 p ratiofofwidth to; height. are fromt one and Vune-eighthrtc'x Y responding to the stitch lines.VV

Prior to assembly of the front and back sheets, the back sheet 'isi-providedm-ith fouri horizontal slitsf29g4-39, Srland-i 3Z-,whic-hfare/:exaggerated inpthefdrawinggforpurposessof f clarity; These:.'slitsiare,cut-V byga: scissors: orf knifmand: extend fromvtthe right-hand,A edge: otthefsheetatopppints; intersecting; thefproposedlocation fof. ther-vstitcheddirre i6; These:slitssaresofpositioned thatithey, will substantiallyV bisectfv each of the-pockets- 22 that are formedby-the l0 SttchinggRattern'. It'rwillfbefseenffrornFigs; l. and that, in the assembled construction,-,thefslitssandtstitchinglprof vide-flaps;v 33; andnfsubsta'ntiallyfequal in: areaa- In-Bigs,. 1i andggacoin fisfshowntimposition. inzone,- of,the:pockets-en.'A The coin issinsertedinthe pocket byy openingg the-lower; apffl; for eXarnpl e,'-and. sliding the: coin-into the-bottonljof;the;po'cl :et;l Thereafter, ,the-upper: apflilV isspullecl or/er the toplo the coinf-andfvallowedto; resume' itsfno'rrnal substantiallyfataposition; aseshown-in the-.drawing;j V'Ifheplastie,material-,of'whiclr-the sheets illL a and 1LY Vis@ made iszof. suilieient: strength tofpermit this operation. to. be performed, without tearing the: sheet. or. effecting-substantialrpermanent'deformation thereof,

The Width of the pocketfZZ in'the directioniparallel to theslit Y29.` is` madefsucientlygreater 'than the-height of 20 the pocketfso -astozallowi the :pocket to; contract,inwardly` in a horizontal? direction t when. af flanv laidover a. coin being placed in or removed from.:the-pocket. Theipocket will thus easily accommodate a coin hai/ing;y ai diameter substantially;` equalv to the. height" ofi the; pocket and; of 30 course, it VWill accommodate a coin of lesser dia-meter;V easily. v Thus;,thep,ocliet122-A will holdzandretain coins varyinggin:diameteromzslightlyf over onevh'alfthe height ofzthepocket to slightlylessithanftheulhheightf ofz the 35 pocket; in this; range of-coindiameters:bothxapsand 34cover some portion, of thev coinrin the pocket'softhat the coin'cannot-fall'outofthe'pocket through ther slit 29. Y Whenthe slit129`V isipositioned substantially half waybe lowerfmarginsV of the pocket 22, a-large.-range ofcoin Ysizescan befr inserted in. the;V pockets Without danger ofV Y Vhaving,a-rdiarneters only; veryv slightlyfless; thanithe height off the,.pocket.v PracticalL limits;v for this sofcalled f Vaspect one antoine-half.' e Y Y Y It Will-:bef seenthat the; coin'351 maybe Viewed from f the'vfrontaonback of the-holder7 With-Y equal facility: and that ther edges; ofV the lcoinV mayz also be; viewedf through: theetransparent-lsheetsiIl):and 1-1;` Y Y From -the foregoing-descriptionfit will vbe, seemthat the inventionprovidesadisplay VVcoin vhol'clerthattillly accom; plishes the objects ofthefinvention and makes available a deviceaeminently suited for storingand1d isplayin ,:,v,'one onmore coins.V It wilLalso'be-seenfthat modifications can be made in the light of the description. ofthe illus.Y trativeembodiment ;Withoutdeparting VNfrom :the `,spiritrand scope of` the invention. Y Y

Y For example, a coin holder designed` toV holdrv but a single coinandh'avingonly one pocketV can be readily constructed'in 'accordance with the1 principles oftheY in Y Vvention'.' A1`so, the'coin holding` pockets may be;` oriented at/riglity angles to the orientation showninY the drawing,

that is,v the slits and long dimensionroffthe pocketszmay Y Y vertically instead,of;horizontally.v Moreoyenvthel 70 slitsmay he crut,in',the,fr ont'plasticx sheet rlfinsteadV of Y inthe back sheet 11"if; desired. Or, ,alternate slitsrnay, Y

bergalternately cutlil the frontQand hacligsheets. Erefen- Y Yahlt, ther slits. extendl continuously, through` the eline. of;

4f may be kept to a minimum for considerationsof economyr of space and material. s

It will also be apparent that the front and back sheets lil and 11 of the coin holder need not be separate elements prior to assembly of the holder. Instead, a single sheet of transparent, exible, plastic material twice as large as the intended sizeof the holder can be folded on Y its center line to provide frontiand back elements for the coin holder that` areA joined along the-foldl line which forms one edge of the completed .holdenV Therefore, in the claims, the recitation of"ii`rst"'and second sheets is intended toV include. structuresWhereirrtlrefrst and second sheets are. joined alongone .edge of the holder as Well as structures wherein the first and second sheets are separate elements.

lV claim:

l. A display holder for coins comprisinga lrst, transparent, exihlesheet offplas'tic oresimilarmaterial, aV second, transparent; iexihleesheet of-plfastiel or' similar material` coextensive with` varid positionedV juxtaposed terial, a-zsecondj rectangular, transparent, flexiblesheet'o plastic or similar materialcoextensive-withland positionedV in juxtaposed relation to said rst sheet, stitch'rneans'se-- cnringsaid-sheets Y,togetheralong la iirst set roffspaced Ilines running' parallellto one edge of' said 'sheets' and 1 along a" second set of spaced'parallel linesV intersectii'igsaidh'rst set of lines at right angles thereto tof de'nea plurality of rectangular coin-containing` pockets; andj slit,V means` through -one Vof said sheets parallel toone or"`saidisetsori'vr stitch lines -and positioned substantially centrally-Between adjacentV` stitch linesVv providing* openingsfor VsaidYL pocl'ets for insertion' and'femoyal of'coins; said-slit'meansex'- tending continuously through a plurality A offsaidf pocketsf. and intersecting and crossing' said stitch'lines at 'oppositew "edges," of f thel'pockets.

tangularg-transparent, flexible sheet'ofpiasticN orsimilrr` Y 7 meansl through onetofsaid sheetsl parallel to One'of'said, Y sets of stitch.1 linesirand positioned' substantially Vcentrally between-adjacent'stitch' lines providing; openings for said pockets'forinsertionandremovalocoins, said slit 'means extendingcontinuously'through*aplurality ofsaidipockets and` intersecting andfcrossingjsaid'stitch lines at opposite edges; Vofth'ej pockets;,meansincluding portions. of' said Y sheetsdening'an elongated* reinforcingyplate pocket Vbetweerrrsaidfsheets and extending substantially along and' adjcenrtftoan edge* ofi said,l sheets of Y plastic material, a) reinforcingV platev received; in Vsaith,elongated pocket, and" means providing spacedholes aligned through said sheets. and Asaidlreinforcir'ig plate Yfori retentionoff saiddis'play holder in atringghinder.` w Y 4l display, holder. for., coins c'zonlprising, rst, rece-- tangular, ,transparentgrf flexible.Iv sheet;v of.v` plastic, or

material, a second, rectangular, transparent, exible'sheet' of plastic or similar material coextensive with and positioned in juxtaposed relation to said rst sheet, stitch means securing said sheets together along a first set of spaced lines running parallel to one edge of said sheets and along a second set of spaced parallel lines intersecting said first set of lines at right angles thereto to define a plurality of rectangular coin-containing pockets each having a greater width than height, each said pocket having slit means extending across the width thereof and through one face thereof, said slit means being positioned substantially centrally of the pocket and parallel to the stitch lines defining the top and bottom edges of said pocket and extending continuously through a plurality of said pockets and intersecting and crossing said stitch lines at opposite edges of the pockets.

5. A display holder for a coin comprising a first, transparent, exible sheet of plastic or similar material, a sec` ond, transparent, fiexible sheet of plastic or similar material positioned in juxtaposed relation to said first sheet, rectangular means securing said sheets together to define a rectangular coin-receiving pocket between said sheets, said pocket having a greater width than height, and slit means extending across the Width of said pocket through one face thereof and being positioned substantially centrally of the pocket and parallel to the top and bottom edges thereof, said slit means intersecting and crossing said sheet securing means at opposie edges of the pocket.

6. A display holder for coins comprising a rst, rectangular, transparent, exible sheet of plastic or similar material, a second, rectangular, transparent, flexible sheet of plastic or similar material coextensive with and positioned in juxtaposed relation to said first sheet, stitch means securing said sheets together along a rst set of spaced lines running parallel to one edge of said sheets and along a second set of spaced parallel linesintersecting said first set of lines at right angles thereto to denne a plurality of rectangular coin-containing pockets, and slit means through one of said sheets parallel to one of said sets of stitch lines and positioned substantially centrally between adjacent stitch lines providing openings for said pockets for insertion and removal of coins, said slit means extending continuously through a plurality of said pockets and intersecting and crossing said stitch lines at opposite edges of the pockets, each of said pockets having a dimension measured parallel to said slit means of from one-and-one-eighth to one-and-one-half times the dimension of the pocket measured at right angles thereto.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 

